tim and amandaGunderson

Hello!

We're happy you're here! Let us share a bit about us...

Tim and I have been married for 12 years! I'm so thankful to have him as my life partner and best friend. He's been an amazing coach for all 3 of the births of our children. Tim is a chiropractor and I currently stay home with our kiddos, which is a crazy, busy job and calling at the moment!

We make our home in Altoona and we fill blessed to be able to open our home to expectant couples for these classes; teaching them about what to expect on their journey through birth and into parenthood!

Our story

Tim and I are very passionate about natural childbirth, family bonding, breastfeeding and nutrition! I became pregnant with our oldest son, Breck, in 2010. At that time, Tim and I had been pursuing a wellness, natural lifestyle for many years. It made sense for us to look into birthing naturally, as we both believed in my body's ability to give birth! I will be the first to admit that I thought I had a low pain tolerance! We needed outside help to prepare for the birth!

For our 1st pregnancy and our own Bradley Method® class series, we had to drive an hour and a half one-way every week to St. Paul, MN! The drive and cost were so worth it! We learned great nutritional information for pregnancy, many relaxation labor techniques and Tim grew in his role as 'labor coach' and the natural leader of our family. It was an amazing time of growth for our marriage as we worked together to prepare for a natural birth.

Our son was born in a local hospital with a midwife. We had an amazing birth experience. It is such a life-changing and empowering experience to give birth naturally;to witness birth's design and to see the power of the process. Breck's birth changed us. After his birth, we were again renewed in our belief that our Creator God is amazing in His design of birth. Every birth and baby is miraculous!

We added to our family when I delivered a baby girl, Tahlia, in April of 2013! Her birth was a beautiful water birth at a local hospital, with a midwife attending. We loved the experience and felt blessed to be able to bring her into this world naturally!

Our third child, a boy named McCoy, was born on April 9th, 2016. His was a water birth at home. We loved the experience of doing a homebirth and we were surrounded by a great support team and homebirth midwife. Tim was a huge support and great coach as this birth proved to be mentally challenging for me!

In the fall of 2012, we were the first ones to bring the Bradley Method® classes to the Chippewa Valley! We felt a burden to bring natural birth education, coach/partner empowerment and couple support to our community. There were no other 'in-person' birth classes outside of what the hospitals offered!

It is our passion to come alongside pregnant women and their partners; to help remove fear surrounding birth and to replace it with knowledge and confidence. We love seeing couples come together, in preparation to witness this miraculous time in their lives! We would love to help you birth with confidence.